"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.